Photogallery two: North Coast NSW floods

This is the SES bringing a sick patient to hospital Kyogle.Judy Caban

Relocations and rainfall accompanied by minor, moderate and major flooding has kept many residents in Northern NSW busy since Friday the 4th of January.

Yet, many residents from threatened areas like Kyogle, Coraki, Lismore, Woodburn and Murwillumbah have taken the time to share their flood photographs with us.

You can send us your photographs from flood areas here

You can use the links and information to keep track of flood information in your area.For emergency assistance contact the NSW State Emergency Service on telephone number 13 2500.

132 701 is the number for the Road Traffic Authorities's Transport Management Centre 24 Hour Traffic Enquiry Line which has regional traffic reports and current emergency information.

1800 018 444 is the Natural Disaster Assistance hotline

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This is the road from Kyogle to Geneva from the Geneva end taken around flood peak. The cow you see in the photo was washed from the paddock on the left across the road, through the fence on the right and then a few hundred metres before coming to dry land. We all held our breath. Dave Aberdeen

Tweed River over Byrrill Creek Road bridge on Friday 05/01/08 Paul Stobbie

Clarrie Hall dam spillway near Uki on Friday 05/01/08 Paul Stobbie

Midginbil Rd, Perch Creek over causeway on Thursday morning 04/01/08 Paul Stobbie

Perch Creek over top end of Midginbil Road causeway Paul Stobbie

Tweed River over Kyogle Road, Dum Dum, so cant get to work at Murwillumbah on Friday Paul Stobbie

Mount Warning Road bridge on Thursday Paul Stobbie

Bridge over to friends property just outside Uki on Friday 05/01/08 Paul Stobbie

Landslide. One of many on Kyogle Road between Murwillumbah and Doon Doon Paul Stobbie

Water across road between Dunbible and Stokers Siding @ 3:45 pm Glenn Dowling

Booyong Road. Cut off, Saturday 5th January Megan Hannan

The bottom end of town flooding (Kyogle) Mrs Hill

Local businesses being submerged in Kyogle Mrs Hill

Blakebrook bridge on Nimbin Rd, Saturday 2pm Xanthe

Paddock at Goolmangar near Pinchin Rd turn off Xanthe

Northern end of Kyogle's Main Street from Irwin St Chris Duley

ANZAC Drive looking west towards Geneva Bridge Chris Duley

Looking east from railway line, Church of England in background Chris Duley

View from Railway Station over Norco Rural Store Chris Duley

North along Fawcetts Plain and Murwillumbah road turn off Chris Duley

On Fawcetts Plain Rd looking West towards Golf Course Estate (Kyogle) Chris Duley

Kyogle. View from Highfield looking West over Richmond River Chris Duley

Floodwaters from Fawcetts Creek over the road heading towards Geneva Chris Duley

Caravan Park at Coraki on the Richmond River and Wilson confluence. Saturday afternoon. Darren Bryant

Richmond River overflowing into the park at South Casino. 7pm 05/01/08 River height 13.5m Bernadette Caughey

The Bellingen Bridge at 9.30 am Sat 5th Jan 2008 Mel Bradbury

Water over Naughtons Gap Road just out of Casino Ann Green

Richmond River at Gays Hill just west of Casino Ann Green

Richmond River side of Black Gully Bridge just west of Casino on Tenterfield Road Ann Green

Can we swim this or do we have to paddle again? (Kyogle lookout) Luka P

Uptown view. Looking south along Summerland way from the Caltex garage, Kyogle Luka P

Crossing Hanging Rock Creek in Barkers Vale Luka P

Tweed River, Sat 05/01/08 @ 10.52am looking east from Terranora Rd to Kingscliff (the row of pines at left and headland in centre is Kingscliff). Normally the river is a much narrower flow. Odille Esmonde-Morgan

Jetty collects rubbish from flood waters approximately 5km from river mouth at Ballina. Pimlico, Southern Tip of Pimlico Island Schelly Gardner

The Uki bat colony above the Rolands Creek and Tweed River floodwaters in the centre of town on Saturday 5th Jan. Dhanishta

Clarence River sailing club at Grafton Brett

Saltwater Creek breaks its banks at Pimlico, an aerial view Schelly Gardner

He didn't quite make it, but he's got his boat John Gardon

You can just see the roof of a car washed off on the Lismore-Casino Road at Clovass. Ann Green

House on Tatham Coraki Road Ann Green

Damage to road just west of Piora on Tenterfield Road. Ann Green

Tweed River at Uki on Saturday morning Dhanishta

Water over the first bridge at Tatham on Casino-Coraki Road. Ann Green

Huge amounts of water flowing over Hanging Rock Falls, compared with 2006 T Lambrechtsen

MacPherson Road, looking back towards Cosy Camp Rd. Darren Anderson

Wide view of the Richmond River at Coarki, Sundary 6th January 2008. Denver Anderson

The height is at 6.1m at the boatramp at Coraki, Sunday morning, January 6. Darren Bryant

Street signs on the riverbank are now submerged. Sunday January 6. Darren Bryant

Sunday morning and the river is now encroaching upon the main street, which is cut off in some places. Darren Bryant

Sandbags in the Coraki main street, parallel to the riverbank. Saturday 5th of January Darren Bryant

The Irving Bridge at Casino, taken 7.30am January 6th, 2008 Margaret Smith

Pedalling to Nimbin from Kyogle Arthur Ferreira

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